US Olympic CEO: My role is to find solutions, not make demands
The HinduThe CEO of the U.S. Olympic team is well aware of the power her country wields in a situation like this, with the coronavirus raging across the globe and the IOC taking its time before deciding whether to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Games. "My role is not to make demands of those making decisions, but to bring forward solutions,” Sarah Hirshland, the CEO of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, said on Sunday. "We’re hearing from the athletes loud and clear, and I can guarantee you, the IOC is going to hear from us, loud and clear,” Hirshland said. “The beauty of the diversity leads to having to be real thoughtful, and take this almost on a case-by-case basis, and think about how we mitigate these challenges as best we can.” It could help explain the more tempered statement she put out Sunday, along with Han Xiao, the chair of the athletes’ advisory council. "Both sports have a very large population, from grassroots to elite athletes, and they need their athletes to know they’re being heard,” she said.
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